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Reuel Amdur

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1950s
State:California
Support
Civil Liberties
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Biography

Reuel Amdur was convicted in Berkeley for setting up a sidewalk table without a permit to gather clemency signatures for the Rosenbergs — a permit he was denied because of his views. His conviction was overturned on appeal in 1954.

Case

Charges: Permit violation —.
Arrested: February 1953
Sentenced: February 1953
Sentence: Conviction reversed.
Prosecutor: J. F. Coakley; Roy G. Pucci; Fred C. Hutchinson; Robert T. Anderson (counsel for the respondent on appeal).
Convicted: Yes